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Emergency Criminal Defense Lawyers in Norwalk, CA (2026)

Top 50 of 806 criminal defense lawyers, in emergency orderUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank

25 of the 50 criminal defense lawyers on this list post 24/7 hours. 24/7 law firms come first, then same-day, each ranked by LFR Score with availability weighted higher.

If you or someone you know is arrested: you can stay silent and ask for a lawyer before answering questions. Calls from jail are usually recorded, so do not discuss the facts of the case on them.

The short answer

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    #1 for emergency criminal defense in Norwalk: Manshoory Law Group, open 24/7.

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Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in Norwalk at a glance

Ranked by our published LFR Score from public data, not by payment; a rank is not an endorsement or a prediction of results.

Top emergency criminal defense lawyers in Norwalk at a glance
RankBusinessLFR ScoreGoogle ratingBased inHours
1Manshoory Law Group695.0★ (385)Los Angeles, 14 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
2Poseidon Defense A.P.C.695.0★ (201)Fullerton, 9 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
3Confianza Legal694.7★ (121)Santa Fe Springs, 2 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
4McCready Law Group694.8★ (186)Long Beach, 8 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
5CBS Law685.0★ (240)Los Angeles, 14 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
6Law Office of Daniel Deng 邓洪律师事务所684.9★ (114)Rosemead, 10 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
7Law Office of Wais Azami | OC Criminal & DUI Defense Lawyer685.0★ (88)Garden Grove, 9 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
8Shouse Law Group684.9★ (168)Orange, 13 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
9The Rodriguez Law Group684.9★ (187)Los Angeles, 14 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)
10The Law Offices of Bryan R. Kazarian675.0★ (268)Santa Ana, 19 mi awayOpen 24 hrs (Google)

Call an emergency criminal defense lawyer in Norwalk now

24-hour hours mean the firm lists itself as open around the clock on Google; that does not show its phone is answered. A lawyer may not be able to visit a jail or appear in court the same day: ask what they can do now and what it costs before you agree.

The 50 emergency criminal defense lawyers in Norwalk, ranked

24/7 first, then same-day service, then the rest. Each group is in LFR Score order on emergency weights. The full ranking of all 806 is on the criminal defense lawyers page.

Ranked by our published LFR Score from public data, not by payment; a rank is not an endorsement or a prediction of results.

Scores below: based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected. Hatched segments mark factors we don't have yet.

  1. Ranked #1 in Norwalk

    Based in Los Angeles, 14 mi away

    69/100LFR Score

    Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 385 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 385 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    660 S Figueroa St Ste 1888, Los Angeles, CA 90017
  2. Based in Fullerton, 9 mi away

    69/100LFR Score

    Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 201 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 201 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    1440 N Harbor Blvd #260, Fullerton, CA 92835
  3. Based in Santa Fe Springs, 2 mi away

    69/100LFR Score

    Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 121 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.7★ from 121 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    12631 Imperial Hwy. Ste F120, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
  4. Based in Long Beach, 8 mi away

    69/100LFR Score

    Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 186 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.8★ from 186 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    3701 Long Beach Blvd Unit 324, Long Beach, CA 90807
  5. Based in Los Angeles, 14 mi away

    68/100LFR Score

    Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 240 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 240 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    633 W 5th St, Los Angeles, CA 90071
  6. Based in Orange, 13 mi away

    68/100LFR Score

    Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 168 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 168 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    333 City Blvd W Ste 1750, Orange, CA 92868
  7. Based in Los Angeles, 14 mi away

    68/100LFR Score

    Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 187 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 187 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    626 Wilshire Blvd Suite 460, Los Angeles, CA 90017
  8. Based in Los Angeles, 15 mi away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 216 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.8★ from 216 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    1200 Wilshire Blvd #615, Los Angeles, CA 90017
  9. Based in Santa Ana, 16 mi away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 156 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 156 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    404 W 4th St L, Santa Ana, CA 92701
  10. Based in El Monte, 12 mi away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 113 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 113 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    11033 Valley Blvd, El Monte, CA 91731
  11. Based in Los Angeles, 20 mi away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 296 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 296 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    1436 S La Cienega Blvd #111, Los Angeles, CA 90035
  12. Based in Pasadena, 17 mi away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 166 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 166 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    16 N Marengo Ave Ste 610, Pasadena, CA 91101
  13. Based in La Cañada Flintridge, 22 mi away

    67/100LFR Score

    Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 235 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 235 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    1433 Foothill Blvd, La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011
  14. Based in Torrance, 15 mi away

    66/100LFR Score

    Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 104 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 4.9★ from 104 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    1405 Crenshaw Blvd Fl 2, Torrance, CA 90501
  15. Based in San Gabriel, 14 mi away

    66/100LFR Score

    Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 82 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.

    • 5.0★ from 82 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    201 S Mission Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776

Top 50 of 806 criminal defense lawyers by emergency score

#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in LFR Score order; each links to its profile.

criminal defense lawyers in Norwalk, ranks 26 to 50
RankBusinessLFR ScoreGoogle ratingDistance
26Chudnovsky Law - Criminal & DUI Lawyers664.9★ (77)14 mi
27Nicholas Rosenberg664.9★ (78)14 mi
28The Law Offices Of Glew & Kim664.9★ (124)18 mi
29The Law Offices of Veronica T. Barton664.9★ (85)15 mi
30Johnson Criminal Law Group664.9★ (171)21 mi
31Law Offices of David Chesley664.9★ (19)3 mi
32Law Offices of Louis J.Shapiro665.0★ (170)22 mi
33West Coast Defense664.9★ (56)12 mi
34Gold & Witham665.0★ (202)24 mi
35Manuelian Law Firm665.0★ (65)14 mi
36Bulldog Law664.8★ (182)20 mi
37Hurwitz Law Group, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney665.0★ (116)20 mi
38Law Offices of Randy Collins664.9★ (152)21 mi
39Bryan R. Kazarian DUI Lawyers665.0★ (32)9 mi
40LAW OFFICE OF SHENY GUTIERREZ665.0★ (83)17 mi
41The H Law Group Los Angeles664.8★ (76)14 mi
42Wallin & Klarich - Criminal Defense Attorneys - Tustin Office664.6★ (177)18 mi
43William S Kroger Criminal Defense Attorney At Law664.9★ (154)22 mi
44Esfandi Law Group664.9★ (153)22 mi
45Law Office of Peacock & Le Beau664.9★ (35)10 mi
46Law Offices of Christian Kim665.0★ (112)21 mi
47Law Offices of David Chesley665.0★ (30)9 mi
48Law Offices of Robert Hakim664.7★ (239)22 mi
49Saffari Law664.9★ (127)20 mi
50The Law Office Of Damian Siwek665.0★ (88)19 mi

How we ranked emergency criminal defense lawyers in Norwalk

Emergency lists move 10 points of the LFR Score from reputation to availability: 15% and 15%. Availability credits 24/7 hours, same-day service, weekend hours and weekly open hours. 24/7 criminal defense lawyers are listed first, then same-day, then the rest; ranks follow that order. Paid placement never changes a rank.

Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Attorney advertising businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.

Read the full method: formula, sources and exclusions

LFR Score factors and weights
FactorWeightComputed from
Reputation15%Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it
Bar status10%An active bar or law society record matched to a lawyer at the firm (not measured until a record source is loaded)
Review volume10%Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed firm on the list
Recency10%Share of reviews from the last 12 months
Availability15%Weekly office hours, Saturday, Sunday, and phones answered 24/7
Practice focus15%How clearly the firm practises this area (its Google category and name)
Proximity5%An office in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is
Claimed profile10%The firm has claimed its Law Firms Ranked profile (free and paid earn the same)
Law Firms Ranked reviews10%Verified client reviews collected by Law Firms Ranked: their rating and how many there are

Emergency criminal defense lawyers in Norwalk: questions

Which criminal defense lawyers in Norwalk are open 24/7?

25 on this list post 24/7 hours, including Manshoory Law Group, Poseidon Defense A.P.C., Confianza Legal, McCready Law Group and CBS Law.

Who is ranked #1 for emergency criminal defense in Norwalk, CA?

Manshoory Law Group is #1, with an LFR Score of 69 out of 100 on emergency weights.

How are emergency criminal defense lawyers in Norwalk ranked?

Emergency lists move 10 points of the LFR Score from reputation to availability: 15% and 15%. Availability credits 24/7 hours, same-day service, weekend hours and weekly open hours. 24/7 criminal defense lawyers are listed first, then same-day, then the rest; ranks follow that order. Paid placement never changes a rank.

What should I do before the criminal defense lawyer arrives?

If you or someone you know is arrested: you can stay silent and ask for a lawyer before answering questions. Calls from jail are usually recorded, so do not discuss the facts of the case on them.

How many emergency criminal defense lawyers here list a phone number?

25 of the 25 law firms ranked in full list a phone number. Tap Call to dial it.

Update log for Norwalk

  1. November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 806 criminal defense lawyers serving Norwalk.